Chapter 58: The Blood of the Mystic Turtle

  Shan Hai Jing space, the fourth mountain of the first row of mountains in Nan Shan Jing, above Zhuyang Mountain.

  Following the escape route of the deer, Li Mang soon found the source of the strange water in Zhangyang Mountain. Although it was called 'strange water', the water here was not strange at all, and the water quality was exceptionally clear, with a transparent three-dimensional mirror surface visible from afar. At least Li Mang couldn't see where the strangeness lay, and besides, he was really stunned by the scene in front of him.

  On the shallow beach, what caught my eye was a group of creatures with strong metallic shells, short legs and arms, but with long tails and necks like snakes, and heads similar to birds... It was a large group of turtles, with hundreds of them in sight.

  The appearance of these turtles is not unfamiliar to Li Mang, similar to the 'small black turtle' caught at the source of Lixi River before, but it's just similar, and actually not completely identical. The one in front has a slightly larger head, a more metallic shell, and a different body color. It gives him the feeling that these are the 'upgraded version' of small black turtles.

  These, perhaps, are the real divine turtles!

  Li Meng's eyes lit up instantly, like a 100-watt light bulb. If the guess above is correct, then this group of turtles in front of him is undoubtedly a huge fortune!

  Whether or not, the verification method is simple, just eat and know. Adding that Li Meng is now hungry, he naturally won't think much, and carefully holds the yellow product knife to approach the turtle group stealthily.

  Looking at the previous mountains, the biggest characteristic of Shanhaitian animals is ferocity, especially when it comes to their own territory. If other creatures invade their territory, they will definitely launch a crazy attack. Only the deer encountered just now are relatively timid.

  But the turtles in front of him were different from the deer, and they quickly discovered Li Mang's malicious intruder with their keen senses. However, instead of escaping, they stretched out their necks, raised their heads high, opened their sharp teeth, and made a loud cracking sound to warn Li Mang not to get close.

  A mantis shakes a tree, which is quite laughable, but when hundreds of black turtles simultaneously raise their heads to sound the alarm, Li Mang feels a chill run down his spine, and this also makes him secretly raise his vigilance and put away his contempt for the turtles.

  As Li Mang approached, the Xuan Turtles, who were originally just standing in place and warning him, suddenly became agitated. Several of them, which were closest to Li Mang, not only did not retreat but instead used their claws to prop themselves up on the ground, digging out a large pit beneath them. At the same time, these Xuan Turtles also borrowed force to quickly crawl towards Li Mang.

  People often use the speed of a turtle to describe slowness, but the speed of these tortoises in front of him was not slow at all, and instead was frighteningly fast. In an instant, three tortoises approached Li Mang's side, raising their heads and opening their mouths as if they were about to bite.

  "Good heavens!" Li Meng was greatly startled and took two steps back, at the same time swinging his long knife at the neck of one of them.

  "Whoosh!" "Swish..."

  However, the result was a big surprise to Li Mang. The turtle quickly withdrew its neck, and the speed was so fast that it made him gasp in amazement. Moreover, it caused his knife to fall empty, and he didn't cut anything. The sound of the long knife cutting through the air made him blush with embarrassment.

  Li Mang was both embarrassed and shocked, and without retrieving Huang Pin's long knife, he hastily chopped at another one. Unexpectedly, due to his excessive haste, he failed to find the right target, and the long knife ultimately did not chop off its neck, but instead chopped onto its turtle shell - "Clang!"

  He only felt a numbness in his palm and the tiger's mouth, Li Meng almost couldn't help but throw away the long knife in his hand. Without paying attention to anything else, Li Meng anxiously looked at the long knife in his hand, and only let out a sigh of relief when he found that the blade was not unusual. Immediately afterwards, he shifted his gaze to the turtle shell that had been chopped, but found that there was no mark on it, not even a little bit.

  "Ah!" Li Meng couldn't help but take a deep breath. The long knife in his hand was one he had tested before, able to easily cut through steel bars without exerting too much force. But now, chopping at the turtle shell, it hadn't left even the slightest mark, truly terrifying. It wasn't that the knife was inferior, just that the turtle shell was too hard.

  "Hooray!"

  The black tortoise let out a warning that sounded like chopping wood, which was provocative, intimidating and warning, but in Li Mang's eyes, it was disdainful, mocking and ridiculing.

  "I don't believe even a turtle can't be beaten!" Li Meng's heart was truly furious, not retreating but instead taking another step forward, and changed to using the back of his knife to strike at Xuan Gui's short legs.

  Clang!

  Although he felt numb again, the turtle was still knocked flying and landed on a group of turtles in front, causing a commotion.

  However, Li Meng's move was like stirring up a hornet's nest. The originally cheering "cheerleading squad" in the front suddenly rioted and swarmed towards this side with loud shouts.

  One fist can't defeat four hands, let alone hundreds of mysterious turtles with terrifying attack and defense capabilities. But Li Mang didn't want to leave in a sorry state either. Seeing another turtle arriving on his right side, its head held high, he seized the opportunity to fling the long knife in his hand, this was his last chance.

  "Clang!"

  The long knife touched the black turtle's long neck, and when the blade cut through the black turtle's skin, it actually emitted a burst of electrical sparks. It can be seen that the black turtle not only has a strong shell but also has an amazing defensive power in its skin. However, the power of Huang Pin's weapon is equally not to be underestimated. With the long knife filled with Li Mang's full strength, along with a loud "pa" sound, it finally cut off its head.

  But it's not completely cut off, and the skin on one side is still connected, which indirectly proves the toughness of the Xuan Gui's skin.

  As the dark turtle army drew closer and closer, Li Mang didn't dare to stay for too long. He hastily picked up the long knife on the ground with one hand, and grasped the tail of the dark turtle that had lost its head but was still struggling with the other. Without noticing the golden red blood flowing all over the ground, he turned around and ran at full speed, quickly shaking off the group of dark turtles behind him.

  But Li Meng didn't stay for long and ran back to the moving board house at Zhao Yao Mountain with the Xuan Gui in hand, only then did he let out a sigh of relief.

  The knife bought in the market couldn't cut open the turtle's belly, so Li Mang had to use the yellow-enameled dagger at his waist. After a lot of effort, he finally managed to dissect the turtle and took out its meat to put it into the pot. By the end, Li Mang's hands were covered in blood, but strangely, this blood was golden red in color, shining with a beautiful glow under the light.

  What surprised Li Meng even more was that the blood of these mysterious turtles seemed to have an unknown effect, automatically penetrating his skin and causing some obvious changes, such as... increased defensive power. Getting this result made Li Meng both shocked and delighted.

  Jing was worried that his hands would become inhuman, just like the skin of a mysterious turtle. Thinking of Li Mang made him feel cold and fearful. He had a strong determination to become stronger, but not at the cost of becoming inhuman. This price he could not afford to pay.

  However, after washing off the bloodstains on the surface with clean water, his fright turned into surprise. The skin color didn't change, but it became even more supple. Moreover, the complexion didn't become ugly because of this, but instead showed a noticeable effect of removing dead skin, revealing a light golden-colored skin.

  "This tortoise's blood actually has the effect of enhancing skin defense capabilities." Li Mang's face was shocked, but more joyful, he really didn't expect that this tortoise's blood would have such a great effect.

  Apply the turtle blood, combined with Cheng Wei's violent special training, and it is not a luxury to achieve the realm of copper skin and iron bones. Of course, Li Mang does not know for now whether the turtle blood will cause any bad changes to his skin, this still needs to be continued to be used to get a conclusion, this cycle of gradual progress is good, currently there is no need to be too flustered.

  The black tortoise was cooked in the pot for more than an hour before it was done, which was nothing compared to the three-day and three-night cooking time of the ghost doctor. However, he didn't have that much time and could only give up. Besides, without the precious medicine formula, even if he had spent a lot of time simmering it, it would not be very useful. Li Mang could only retreat and make do with simmering a pot of old soup.

  In terms of taste, although it can't be compared to the precious medicine refined by Gui Yi, in terms of effect, this Xuan Gui old soup can rival the Hu Bao Tang, which is brewed with dozens of rare medicinal materials.

  One is a degenerated ancient tiger turtle, the other lives in the spiritual space of Shan Hai Jing, even if the tiger turtle species level is higher, the effect of the essence and blood is not as good as this mysterious turtle.

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